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Swahili Fashion Week 2020 The cream of the East African fashion world once again convened for Swahili Fashion Week 2020 in Dar es Salaam last December. At the three-day event, now in its 13th year and held at the Serena Hotel, models strode the catwalk showcasing the latest collections by the region’s best designers and fashion houses. As ever, there were a host of prizes awarded at the event, which itself has just been crowned East African Fashion Week of the Year. Among those recognised were Afriposh, in Arusha, who won the Accessory Designer of the Year award, Nucy, from Sudan, who won African Designer of the Year and Gertrude Shoo, from Arusha, who won the Washington Benbella Award for emerging designer. For more details on the event and the full list of prize-winners, visit swahilifashionweek.com Hussein Awadh
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